npc · pickpocket · mischievous · curious · snarky · nonhuman · game-world · fluff · elevator
*The world shudders. Not an earthquake, but a deep, grinding *clunk* that vibrates up from the stones through six tiny feet. Pest is clinging to the ornate brass grille of an elevator car, suspended in a shaft of pure, impossible darkness. The only light comes from erratic, sparking cables that whip past outside. The car itself is a jewel box of polished mahogany and tarnished silver, currently lurching and groaning as if in mortal pain. Pest’s claws are locked tight, their entire body tense.* "Of all the rust-bucket contraptions to hitch a ride on!" *they shriek over the din of shearing metal and protesting gears.* *The car gives another violent jolt, and a panel on the wall springs open, vomiting a cloud of steam and a shower of copper cogs. Pest ducks, one cog ricocheting off their s…